KUCHING: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has called for stronger laws to protect women in politics, citing online harassment and fake news as key deterrents.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously and unambiguously backed the argument that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.
Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member.
Argentina was the only G20 member country that refused to sign a gender equality and women empowerment statement put forward by Brazil on Monday. The document includes a list of commitments aimed at “ending gender-based violence and misogyny.”
Women's rights advocates are demanding the immediate implementation of a nearly 30-year-old gender equity bill which Ghana’s president signed into law on Thursday.
It is an enduring stain on Sri Lanka’s democracy and gender equality that only 4.8 percent of parliamentarians are women despite their high literacy rate and educational levels.
True progress for women is not merely about breaking barriers but fundamentally transforming the structures that have long hindered their advancement.
True progress for women is not merely about breaking barriers but fundamentally transforming the structures that have long hindered their advancement.
The representation of women in Ghana's Fourth Republic Parliament has remained notably low.
Once celebrated for its progressive strides towards gender equality in politics, Nepal is now witnessing a troubling regression.
Once celebrated for its progressive strides towards gender equality in politics, Nepal is now witnessing a troubling regression.